The Great Bandit in Kangxi Year

Chapter 72 Preparations before the war
"It's okay." Wei Donglai was overjoyed. If the generals under Yuankong's command were all elites of the Black Tiger Army, wouldn't the power of the Black Tiger Army take root in Gushi County? There are Tiger Army, but I am afraid that others will gossip."

"The general is joking, at least the poor monk's subordinates won't make irresponsible remarks, so why not others?" Monk Yuankong said seriously, feeling very excited in his heart, if his subordinates can be like the Black Tiger Army, why should they be afraid of the Green Battalion soldiers? ?

"That's good. Wei will arrange it immediately. Once our army leaves, all the food and grass in the county will be given to the master. However, the master must be careful not to stay in the county for a long time. He must occupy Tianmo Ridge as soon as possible and seek the foundation." Wei Donglai Don't worry, and solemnly exhorted.

"The poor monk is saved, and the general's good intentions will no longer be rejected. In the past, he was against the Qing army many times, and all of them lost troops and lost generals. It was all because of hasty actions. Now that the general is helping, he will not be careless." Yuan Kong was on the spot. He made a statement with a solemn expression, which was convincing.

"It's so good, Master, take a break, and Wei will come as soon as he goes." Wei Donglai went out of the hall after some polite words, and summoned Jiang Wushang, the commander of Iron Spear Battalion.

"What is Wei Junshi calling for?" Jiang Wushang said calmly, holding his fists.

"Does the commander have elites who are good at training? Wei is of great use." Wei Donglai told Jiang Wushang what happened just now.

Jiang Wushang really wanted to refuse. In the siege yesterday, dozens of people under his command were casualties, and he hadn't added anything yet, but he had no reason to refuse, so he could only say: "The general will go to prepare, but at most one team will be drawn."

"Yeah, that's fine." Wei Dong came to see Jiang Wushang's displeasure, and a bad feeling suddenly appeared in his heart: "The Black Tiger Army now has soldiers returning, if something happens to the Black Tiger General, who can suppress these strong soldiers Titans?"

He secretly remembered this matter in his heart, and thought that he must mention it to Heihu in the future. By the way, General Heihu is almost [-] now, but he has no heirs, which is extremely detrimental to the Heihu army. It's a pity secretly, if only he had a younger sister, then he would become Heihu's sister-in-law, wouldn't his position be more secure.

Wei Donglai let out a long sigh, and his confidence increased in vain. If Wu Sangui really rebelled at this time, the Black Tiger Army might really be able to fight a bloody road.

He made some calculations in his mind, and felt that there were no major enemies in Gushi County, so he hurriedly ordered the tiger and leopard rider to go ahead. He knew the importance of horses, so he bought and plundered more than [-] horses in Gushi County, and there were more than ten horses left. Ten thousand taels of gold and silver were taken away by the tiger and leopard rider, and he himself led other subordinates and the transport team to set off later. The remaining food, grass and other property had to be given to Master Yuankong with flowers and offerings to Buddha.

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At this time, Jiang Tao got bad news. The bandit Cyclops and several other bandits dared to rob some of the Black Tiger Army's food and grass. Jiang Tao was really angry. .

Jiang Tao almost led his army to attack Cyclops' stronghold, but due to the lack of soldiers and horses, he finally endured.

He had already learned that Jiang Zhong had taken the old and weak, women and children, and the food transportation team directly to the secret base, and by the way, he had mobilized more than [-] elite troops from the secret base to reinforce Jiang Tao.

Jiang Tao knows that time waits for no one. The county seat is nearly three hundred miles away from the secret base, and a round trip can take as little as a week or as much as half a month. All materials were transported to the secret base.

In this way, there must be a trade-off. Food is very important, but materials such as cloth, iron, and livestock are also necessities. Jiang Tao has a headache again, and hastily called all the leaders and documents to discuss.

Niu Mang waited and muttered for a long time, but he couldn't think of a proper solution. Jiang Tao didn't have any good ideas, but he knew that the end of sitting and waiting to die must be very tragic.

Jiang Tao imagined from the standpoint of Kangxi or the governor of Henan, and he would never let a group of bandits burn, kill and loot and sit idly by.

After all, the movement of the Black Tiger Army was too much to hide, and he never thought about hiding it. Jiang Tao gritted his teeth and ordered: "Give me all the chief armor chiefs, and only arrest the chief armor chief. If you disturb the people, those who disobey the order will be beheaded."

All of a sudden, the whole county was on the verge of chaos, and when Wei Donglai came back with thousands of people, the chief armor chief of the whole county was almost arrested.

Immediately, Jiang Tao summoned all the chief armor officers in the barracks, and shouted at them with a dark face: "You are a Han, but you are working for the Tartars. You should be executed. You have something to say."

"Forgive me!"

"The general is mighty, but the little people are helpless!"

Immediately fell to his knees, wailing everywhere.

"Shut up!" Jiang Tao yelled, and the commanders were too frightened to cry anymore, Jiang Tao scanned the audience viciously, and sneered, "It's very easy to survive, as long as everyone gathers the people in their respective jurisdictions to help the general deliver supplies , everyone is not only innocent, but also rewarded."

"Ah!" All the Chiefs of the Chief Armor shouted out loud, each of them had a false alarm, and cursed in their hearts: "What are you doing, I was almost scared to death, how can there be such bandits in the world? I don't understand!"

"Willing to serve the general!" They didn't expect that Heihu would arrest them for such a trivial matter. Although they were full of resentment, they dared not speak out and expressed their opinions on the spot.

Jiang Tao immediately ordered a chief armor officer to follow a small team to gather the people in their respective jurisdictions, and ordered them to bring their own vehicles and other tools, and began to carry them today.

And let more than [-] craftsmen go first with iron-making equipment and salt.

Jiang Tao imagined it in his mind, and felt that the Qing government would definitely send cavalry troops to deal with the black tiger army. He had to enter the mountain as soon as possible, so as to avoid the most important and take the lightest, weakening the advantage of the enemy cavalry.

After all, with the current strength of the Black Tiger Army, when encountering a large number of cavalry troops, they can only wait for death unless defending the city, but the Qing army will gather more and more, and defending the city is also courting death.

He had made up his mind to gather all the materials in Heihuzhai, fifty miles away from the county seat. With the ability of the people of the county, it should not be difficult, and he was ready to fight against the Qing army. Then slowly move to the base.

In any case, only by repelling the counterattack of the Qing army, the Black Tiger Army will have a way out, otherwise everything will be nothing.

Thinking of the legend that the Manchu Eight Banners were invincible, Jiang Tao became a little nervous again, and comforted himself in his heart: "I won't be so unlucky, I'm just a little bandit, Manqing shouldn't take it too seriously."

In order to ensure the safety of the transportation team, Jiang Tao expanded the strong bow guards to 200 people, and let the tiger and leopard riders, strong bow guards, sharp spear guards, blood clothes guards, iron armor guards and Jiang Wushang be responsible for the safety along the way.

This is almost the most elite unit of the Black Tiger Army, and those little bandits really didn't dare to move.

Now the Black Tiger Guards can be described as a shotgun change, all in black and black armor, they seem to have the majesty of a regular army, while Jiang Tao leads other subordinates to guard the county and Luojiabao.

After a week of continuous moving, all the materials were finally moved. The food and other things around Heihuzhai were piled up like a mountain. At this time, there was no plastic film or other things to cover them, so they could only build some grass sheds. Jiang Tao stared at the sky every day. The weather is not beautiful, if it rains and snows every day, then it will be a waste of time.

After this big transfer, the people in the county were very happy. Every household got some silver taels. Jiang Tao spent at least 10 taels of silver. Only then did the people in the county know the difference of the Black Tiger Army. At least it is trustworthy.

I feel a little regretful, if I helped the Black Tiger Army carry supplies earlier, I might have earned more.

As expected, Qi Datou lived up to Jiang Tao's expectations. After his persuasion, most of the more than [-] young adults came with their families.

The main reason is that there is no Luo family. Many families have no surplus food for the winter. In the past, they lived on loans from the Luo family. When the people come back, the usury owed still has to be repaid.

They have already inquired clearly that the treatment of the Black Tiger Army is not only good, but also they can make a living without killing people, why not do it?
Jiang Tao ordered tigers and leopards to visit in the county. If he found that the Qing army could not fight recklessly, he would report it immediately. At the same time, he gathered 2000 people from the Iron Spear Battalion, Strong Bow Guards, Sharp Spear Guards, Blood Clothes Guards, Artillery Battalion, and Iron Armored Guards. Camped at Gravel Ridge.

Suishi Ridge is the only way to the Black Tiger Village. The terrain is dangerous, and the Black Tiger Village is [-] miles behind.

After replenishment, the Blood Clothes Guard still maintains an establishment of 300 people, while the Iron Armored Guard also has 300 people, and the Artillery Battalion has only [-] people, and there are only three tiger squatting cannons.

The Black Tiger Guards were stationed in Heihuzhai, and Jiang Tao transferred a dozen or so brothers from Heihuzhai to his side. Jiang Tao planned to learn more about the military while they were still young, so that they could be promoted in the future. There are already a thousand people, but now they have become a transport team, coordinating with more than a thousand mules and horses, it is not very tiring, but transporting materials is still a big problem.

Looking at the more than [-] beautiful maidservants, Jiang Tao was also envious for a while, not to mention the naked men in the barracks, Jiang Tao was afraid of accidents, so he quickly ordered: "All the maidservants form a women's army, and let them learn to bandage and treat wounds, and Simple stabbing technique, no one is allowed to harass, anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded, and Zicao will be appointed as the leader."

Jiang Tao was worried that Zicao would not be able to suppress these little girls, so he asked Xianer who was beside Xueyan to serve as the deputy commander of the Detachment of Women, and asked the Detachment of Women to return to the secret base first, so that the army would not be distracted from training.

After the Women's Army left, Jiang Tao immediately told the soldiers that if he wanted to marry a beautiful wife, he had to fight the enemy bravely and make great achievements. The women in the Women's Army were free to choose, of course, he could only choose one person.

The standard of great merit is to behead one general with more than a thousand generals, or behead a hundred green battalion soldiers in total, or behead thirty Manchu Tartars in total, or be the first to attack a city, etc.

This time the whole army was shaken, everyone was full of energy, the training on the gravel ridge was in full swing, and the small animals on the mountain were scared to run around, not daring to go home.

Jiang Tao patrolled around and was very satisfied. Today's Black Tiger Army has made great progress in terms of equipment and momentum. The calmness of the past few days has made Jiang Tao a little impatient. He screamed in his heart: " Come on, let the Qing army have a taste of the power of the bandits."

PS: Happy Lantern Festival everyone, the latest update is not good, you still haven't taken it off the shelves, the butcher is grateful, and will definitely repay you in the future, thank you again for your support.

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